Student activists marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria on Wednesday where they handed over a memorandum calling for blanket amnesty for students convicted of crimes arising from the Fees Must Fall protests in 2017.
The Presidency said that the memorandum was received on behalf of President Cyril Ramaphosa by their Director-General Dr Cassius Lubisi.
Spokesperson, Khusela Diko said, "activists arrived at the Union Buildings in Pretoria following a march from KwaZulu-Natal to the Leeukop correctional centre in Gauteng where activist Kanya Cekeshe is serving a sentence arising from #FeesMustFall protest."
The delegation also raised issues affecting youth such as unemployment.
Diko said Dr Lubisi reiterated an offer by the Justice and Correctional Services Minister five months ago to help activists comply with amnesty application procedures.
- African News Agency (ANA)
